Indiana, New Mexico and Wisconsin are among some states that are asking HHS to partially expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The American Medical Association this week announced its 2013 Current Procedural Terminology code set, which will be used for claims filed as of Jan. 1, 2013.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based health insurer UnitedHealth Group will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average at the opening of trading Sept. 24, according to a Star Tribune report.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana (pdf) has agreed to join Health Care Service Corp., the non-profit operator of the Blues plans in Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

A recent survey of U.S. employers by Aon Hewitt found that for the first time, consumer-driven health plans have surpassed health maintenance organizations as the second most popular plan type, following preferred provider organizations.

Shareholders of Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America and several other companies have filed a lawsuit against Bain Capital and several private equity firms, alleging the private equity firms cost shareholders billions in a bid-rigging conspiracy, according to a report…

Declining reimbursement trends are not only impacting hospitals' day-to-day finances — they are also forcing hospitals to invest more in riskier alternative portfolios to make up for potential losses, according to a report from the Commonfund Institute.

Larry Hudson has served as CFO of Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center since 1999, and he has been a key figure in maintaining the fiscal health of one of the state's largest and most prominent health systems.

Regulators at the Massachusetts Division of Insurance gave the OK for Boston-based Partners HealthCare to acquire Neighborhood Health Plan — the first health plan Partners has acquired, according to a Boston Globe report.

Seven acute-care hospitals and health systems have received credit downgrades in the past 30 days, a significant increase from the month before, according to a report by HFA Partners.